Core i7 860 system update question

[octester]

So I have a core i7 860, I want to update the pc but don't have a ton of cash, is the ASUS P7P55D-E worth the price to be able to keep some of the stuff in the system?

currently it's running on an old Asustek p7h55-m lx with 8gbs of old very slow low density ddr3 ram.

Is the savings worth it or should I just save even more and update the entire thing to a new platform?

[Herman Mcpootis]

really no point replacing an old motherboard on a completely dead platform, just save up for a bigger upgrade.

[jaslion]

No reason to get something that doesn't even upgrade your computer. The motherboard has no performance impact.

 

My advice here is that you save up and replace it fully once you have a big enough budget. This computer is based on stuff that came out 11 years ago and is already at the top end of what is available on the platform so it really is at the end of what it can do.

[Pasi123]

Have you already overclocked your CPU? There isn't much difference between H55 and P55 chipsets and I don't think the 2 extra RAM slots the P7P55D-E is worth the money.

 

You already have one of the best CPUs for the platform so I'd recommend just overclocking it if you haven't already and keep saving for a new platform.

[octester]

25 minutes ago, Pasi123 said:

Have you already overclocked your CPU? There isn't much difference between H55 and P55 chipsets and I don't think the 2 extra RAM slots the P7P55D-E is worth the money.

 

You already have one of the best CPUs for the platform so I'd recommend just overclocking it if you haven't already and keep saving for a new platform.

The board I have doesn't really allow me to overclock, most if not all the important bits are locked and cause any attempt to overclock to become unstable

[Pasi123]

9 hours ago, octester said:

The board I have doesn't really allow me to overclock, most if not all the important bits are locked and cause any attempt to overclock to become unstable

From what I searched it should allow overclocking. It's just not the same way as on modern systems because the CPU is multiplier locked.

 

Here is a overclocking guide for H55/P55, it's for a different board but it shouldn't be too hard to find the same settings on your board. The most important ones are the BCLK frequency and core voltage